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In the morning hours on July 21st a thunderstorm went through the area south of Rice Lake causing damage to the tower that the antenna for the 443.8250 repeater was installed on. High winds caused the tower to almost fold in half and the building at the base of the tower that contained the repeater…

On Friday, May 13th after several months of testing the 443.6500 BCARA repeater was finally taken to its new home northwest of Dallas. Mike K9MLS and Paul KB9TYC were able to transport and install the equipment into the shelter after morning rain showers. After clearing some brush from the site and a quick run into Barron…

Sawyer County ARES/RACES is holding a Technician License Class. The schedule is as follows: Friday, April 29th: 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30th: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Sunday, May 1st: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. There will be breaks on Saturday and Sunday for lunch and supper. Testing will take place Sunday…

Barron County Amateur Radio Net Announcements Upcoming Amateur Radio Test Sessions: 02/13/2016 | Blaine MN 55449-8100 Sponsor: Anoka County Radio Club. Location: www.ci.blaine.mn.us/_docs/directions.pdf Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed) St. Croix Valley ARES/RACES groups will be hosting a ham-cram on March 11th, 12th and 13th. Their classes and VE testing will be held at the St.…

Mark Ralph Wien (WM9E) was born January 12, 1956 to James F. Wien and Mary Inman Whipple Wien in Minneapolis, MN. He grew up in South Minneapolis and graduated from West High School. At age 19, he came to know Christ. Shortly after that, he moved into Park House, a discipleship house of Jesus People…

Lets build a vertical antenna for 6 meters today by modifying an old Radio Shack CB antenna. Most mobile CB antennas these days are quite short with a hefty base loading coil. These will also work, but will require playing with the inductor a bit to get the antenna to “tune” on 6 meters, and…